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with the Corps’ findings. Thomas P. Schmitz, vice

president and CCTC projectmanager for the JacobsGroup, said that his companyis “pleased” about the permitreinstatement, but added thatwork on the project willalmost have to start over fromscratch.

“Since this project hasbeen on hold for a year and ahalf, we will need to rebid theconstruction contracts,”Schmitz said. “We also need toagain coordinate our planswith the major retailers thathad previously committed tothe project. The current stateof the economy has affected manyretailers’ expansion plans, not just inthe Tampa Bay area but nationwide, so

it is possible that some changes willoccur in our tenant mix.”

home and when they would be there,and then would attempt to gain entryinto the home by asking for water orto use the bathroom. Her real goal,allegedly, was to be alone in the houseso that she could unlock a window,presumably so that she or someoneelse could come back later to break in.

One resident in the e-mail chain,who we were not able to identify, saysthat he had confirmed with “manyneighbors, and the ones with bath-room windows had their windowsunlocked,” and also claimed to haveseen a man in the neighborhood tak-ing pictures and notes of homes andcars in driveways. “I have reported thisto the cops three times, and they areaware,” the person wrote.

According to Pasco County Sher-iff’s Office (PCSO) spokesman KevinDoll, however, PCSO has onlyreceived one formal complaint aboutthe young woman. They were able tolocate her, and after questioning,

decided that there was no evidencethat she had done anything wrong.The person who filed the complaintclaimed that the woman had unlockedhis bathroom window, but Doll saysthat complainant wasn’t sure if thewindow had in fact been locked in thefirst place.

Meanwhile, the Tampa PoliceDepartment (TPD) has received manye-mails and phone calls about the samealleged scammer from residents allaround the New Tampa area andbeyond, some even dating back to lastyear, according to TPD spokespersonLisa Timmer. “She sure has generateda lot of interest, but at this point, we’renot aware of anyone being victimizedby this person,” Timmer says.

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Table of ContentsLOCAL NEWS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION &SPORTS UPDATES..............................Pages 1-28Fallen TPD Officer’s Accused Killer Is Indicted............4

New Tampa News Briefs (cont. from page 1)...............6Auto Burglars Escape After High Speed Chase,Wesley Chapel Man Robbed At Knifepoint

S.R. 56 Extension Set To Open By End Of August......8

New Tampa Community Calendar..................10-11

New Tampa Chamber Of Commerce Newsletter..12

Gecko Media Helps Direct Traffic To Your Site....16-17Thompson Studios - Great Photos & More..........18-19

New Tampa School News..........................................21

New Tampa Sports Updates.................................22-24 NTLL All-Star Round-Up, Deven Rabeiro Named Kids Tour Player Of The Year, Gymnast Sarah Wolford Earns Full Scholarship At Iowa

Neighborhood MagazineT’s Boutique Is More Than Just A Gift Shop...........29-30Hall Of Famer Tony Perez Visits Our Area...................33Our Exclusive Bay Area Concert Calendar...............34-35A Visist To Kennedy BBQ In Heritage Isles..........38-39Our Exclusive 2009 Dining Survey & Contest.....42

NEW TAMPA COLOR CLASSFIEDS..............46

ber 26, at the Westshore Mall, led byTampa Palms resident Aimee Lucas.

The “Housewives” kicked off theirinvolvement when they recentlybrought my buddy Susan Saiger andthe rest of the Funny Divas to TheBrass Tap at the Shops at Wiregrass.We’ll have pictures and an update onhow much money was raised at thatperformance in our next issue.

For more info, visit HighHeelHike.com or GenerationRescue.org.

And finally, don’t forget about thethird annual “Tee Up For Our Troops”charity golf tournament at the MacDill

Air Force Base golf course on Friday,October 9. The tournament, which isbeing organized again by New TampaNoon Rotary Club member ValerieCasey, will benefit the Tampa FisherHouse, the 21-room home locatedadjacent to the James A. Haley VeteransAdministration Hospital. The TampaFisher House, which opened in 2007,the “home away from home” for fami-lies of wounded military members andveterans who receive treatment at theVA hospital. For information aboutsponsorships or individual play, e-mail [email protected].

An editorial by Gary NagerWay back in 1967,

when very few peoplesurvived any type of

cancer, my father was diagnosed withand treated for an unusual type of skincancer. That same year, my best friendDoug’s mom Norma was diagnosedwith breast cancer for the first time.

Norma, who I loved dearly, passedaway a few years later, after her breastcancer returned. Some 40+ years later,my father has never had a recurrence ofthe disease. Two people. One disease.Two very different outcomes.

I have attended and photographedmany of the American Cancer Society’s“Relay for Life” fund raisers over theyears, including many of the NewTampa Relays, but I have never beeninvolved with planning the event. But,when 2010 New Tampa Relay teamdevelopment chair Aaron Wetheringtonof MetLife asked me to get moreinvolved, I decided it was time.

To that end, although there isn’tyet an actual date set for the 2010 NewTampa Relay, Aaron’s committee isplanning a great social event to helpintroduce local businesses and organiza-tions who might be interested in spon-soring or getting involved with the localRelay. That social, which will includerefreshments, will be held poolside atthe Holiday Inn Express Hotel &Suites on Galbraith Rd. (near Muvico)

on Thursday, October 22, 6 p.m.-9p.m.

For more information, [email protected].

Of course, there are other eventsto help battle cancer, including theupcoming “Breast Cancer 3-Day”sponsored by the Susan G. Komen forthe Cure Foundation. The local 3-Day,which will be held Halloween weekend,has a number of New Tampa-basedteams getting ready for the event. Wetold you last issue about “Team BoobieLovin’,” which has several eventsplanned, including the upcoming“Fashion for a Cure,” which will beheld Friday, October 9, 7 p.m.-9p.m., also at the Holiday Inn Express.

However, we also have learnedthat another group, “Team Hope,” ledby New Tampa residents Connie Bain-bridge and her sister Ros Miller, alsoplans to participate in the 3-Day andalso is seeking community support toraise as much money as possible.

For more info about the “Boo-bie Lovin’” team, e-mail [email protected]. For info about “TeamHope,” visit the following Facebooklink: facebook.com/home. php#/group.php?gid=48395389269.

And of course, cancer isn’t theonly illness affecting millions. As wetold you last issue, Plant City-basedartist Jules Burt is again planning the“High Heel Hike” to benefit actressJenny McCarthy’s Generation Rescueorganization for children with autism. Agroup called “The Real Housewives ofNew Tampa” will participate in theHike to be held on Saturday, Septem-

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Fallen Tampa Police Officer’s Accused Murderer IndictedBy Michael Smith

More than 5,000 mourners turnedout earlier this month to pay their lastrespects to the Tampa Police Depart-ment (TPD) officer and Wesley Chapelresident who was killed in the line ofduty in August.

TPD Cpl. Mike Roberts, 38, wholived in the Lexington Oaks subdivisionin Wesley Chapel, was a Florida nativewho had been with the force for 11years. According to a TPD release, hewas on burglary patrol on NebraskaAve. in North Tampa at around 10p.m. on August 19 when he observed asuspicious man pushing a grocery cartfull of unknown items. Cpl. Robertsattempted to question the man, 34-year-old Humberto Delgado, Jr., butDelgado struggled with the officer. Hebroke away and ran across the street,but Roberts quickly caught up with himand the two began fighting again.

That’s when Delgado allegedlypulled out a handgun and began hittingRoberts with it, before firing one shotthat struck the officer on the right sideof his chest, in an area that was not pro-tected by his bulletproof vest. Witnessesthen saw Delgado run back to theshopping cart and remove a large can-vas bag. At that point, a second TPDofficer arrived on the scene, and as hebegan to chase the suspect, Delgadopulled an AR-15 assault rifle from thebag and pointed it at the officer. Hethen fled while the second officerattempted to help Cpl. Roberts, whowas transported to Tampa GeneralHospital and passed away at 10:50 p.m.

Cpl. Roberts, who is survived byhis wife Cindy and a 3-year-old son, wasborn in Clearwater, but moved toNewfoundland at the age of 8. Afterearning a Bachelor’s degree at Memori-al University in Newfoundland, hereturned to the Tampa Bay area andjoined TPD in 1998. At the same time,he also signed up with the U.S. ArmyReserves and was deployed to Bosnia,

which delayed the start of his lawenforcement career. He also later servedin the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

When he returned to the U.S.,Cpl. Roberts rose through the ranks atTPD, performing various duties,including street patrol, acting as a FieldTraining Officer and as a K-9 handler,which was his favorite police activity,according to TPD Chief StephenHogue, who delivered Roberts’ eulogybefore an overflowing crowd at St.Timothy Catholic Church in Lutz onAugust 25. (Note-Roberts was actuallya member of St. Mark the EvangelistCatholic Church in New Tampa, butservices were moved to the church inLutz because of the need for moreroom). He was promoted to corporalearlier this year and was made a supervi-sor in the Uniform Patrol Division, butat the time of his death, Roberts wasawaiting a transfer to the Major CrimesBureau, where he was to begin a newassignment as a detective.

Hogue said that Cpl. Robertsreceived 33 commendations from thedepartment, including a Life SavingAward that he received in 2005 forhelping to save a man who wasattempting to commit suicide. And, justthis year, he received an Excellent DutyAward for helping to locate a lost 3-year-old girl in March. He also wasknown as a practical joker within thedepartment and even played goalie on aTPD hockey team.

“It’s impossible to make sense ofthe tragic loss of such a fine man,”Chief Hogue said. “All that’s left for usto do is honor his memory and the sac-rifice he and his family have made.”

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio calledRoberts’ death “a terrible tragedy.”

“Gunned down while working tomake Tampa a safer place to live, Cpl.Roberts served as an example of theoutstanding commitment and dedica-tion of our police force,” she added.“May his son grow up knowing that hisfather was our hero.”

Cpl. Roberts was the17th TPD officer to beshot and killed while onduty. The day before hismemorial service, Cpl.Roberts’ name was addedto the official TPD Memo-rial Monument at thedepartment’s Franklin St.headquarters and flagsaround the city were flownat half-staff. In addition,the U.S. Flag of Honor,which flew at 9/11 and hasbeen used since then tohonor fallen servicemen andothers, was brought in and flown athalf-staff over the TPD District 2 head-quarters, where Roberts was stationed.

After the shooting, a TPD K-9officer was able to track down Delgado,who surrendered without further inci-dent. According to reports, Delgadowas a police officer himself in the VirginIslands, where he was born, and alsoserved briefly in the U.S. Army beforebeing honorably discharged after aninjury. He lived in North Carolinabefore coming to Tampa to live with anuncle in Oldsmar, but recently had lefthis uncle’s home and was apparently liv-ing on the streets.

When he was arrested, Delgado

was found to have three handguns, theassault rifle and ammunition in his pos-session. On September 3, he was indict-ed by a grand jury on charges of firstdegree murder of a law enforcementofficer, aggravated assault of a lawenforcement officer, carrying a con-cealed firearm and depriving an officerof means of protection or communica-tion, and remains in jail without bond.

A memorial account has beenestablished for the family of Cpl.Mike Roberts at Tampa Bay FederalCredit Union. Donations may bemade at any Tampa Bay area branch.For more information, contact SusanDelage at 276-3373.

(L. to r.) Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, Cpl. MikeRoberts and TPD Chief Stephen Hogue.


At least two of those retailers whohad been previously announced aspotential tenants in the CCTC, Cir-cuit City and Linens N’ Things, areno longer in business, but there arestill signs on the site saying that aKohl’s department store and a SuperTarget are “coming soon.”

Deeanne Roberts, a spokespersonfor the Jacobs Group, says, however,that she cannot provide any specifics asto any potential tenants at this time.She adds that because of all the workthat needs to be re-done, there is noway to say when construction willactually get under way again, nor whenthe mall will be completed.

Questions and concerns aboutadverse environmental impacts haveplagued the CCTC project since it wasinitially approved by Pasco County offi-cials in 2004. Environmentalists andarea residents alike came out in force atthat time, saying that the massive proj-ect, which calls for a million square feetof retail, office, residential and otheruses, will cause irreparable harm toCypress Creek, which, in addition tobeing a protected Outstanding FloridaWaterway, is a primary tributary of the

Hillsborough River, from which theCity of Tampa gets its drinking water.

Although the developers mademajor changes to the project’s originalplan in order to meet those concerns,the Tampa Bay chapter of the SierraClub and several other environmentalgroups got together to file a lawsuitchallenging the USACE’s permit infederal court after that permit wasissued in May 2007. That lawsuit wasput on hold while the Corps wasreviewing the permit, but according toDenise Layne, the spokesperson for theTampa Bay chapter of the Sierra Club,the group is again consulting with itslawyers to decide how to proceed.

“I’m obviously very disappointedin the whole [review] process,” Laynesays. “I don’t know what it’s going totake to make [the Corps] realize thatit’s their responsibility to protect theland and wildlife [in and aroundCypress Creek]. So, right now, we aredefinitely looking at all of our optionsgoing forward.”

To see complete details of theUSACE’s review and findings, aswell as the full scope of the modifica-tions made to the CCTC permit,visit www.saj.usace.army.mil. Tofind the report, click on the link for“Regulatory Division” and then thelink for “News & Announcements.”


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“She sure has generated a lot ofinterest, but at this point, we’re notaware of anyone being victimized bythis person,” Timmer says.

Timmer also notes that even insubdivisions where soliciting is prohibit-ed, such as Meadow Pointe, police can-not arrest a person for doing so, unlesscommunity officials want to pursuecharges for trespassing, and that onlycounts if the person continues to stay ina public area after being asked to leave.

Otherwise, Timmer says, a per-son’s best protection is to treat door-to-door salespeople like any other stranger.

“If you don’t know them, don’t letthem in your house,” she says. “And, ifthey get too pushy, just tell them toleave.”

Auto Burglars EscapeAuto burglars who broke into

seven cars in one night in the NewTampa area, including an unmarkedpolice vehicle, managed to escape aftera brief high-speed pursuit on I-75.

According to a report issued by theTampa Police Department (TPD), thethieves hit during the night of Septem-ber 9-10, burglarizing three cars in theWest Meadows subdivision and twoothers in Richmond Place, while theseventh, an unmarked TPD vehicle, wasat an undisclosed location. Five of thevehicles had their windows smashedout, while another was unlocked, andthe last car only had three of its tiresand rims stolen because the thieves

were interrupted while they were in theact of committing the crime.

A TPD officer spotted the sus-pects’ vehicle, a white four-door pick-up truck with the tag number341MQE, and gave chase, but the sus-pects managed to get away after head-ing south on I-75 from Bruce B.Downs Blvd. A statewide alert wasissued, but the suspects had not beencaptured at our press time. The tag wasreported stolen in Orange County onSeptember 3. In addition to the threetires and rims, the suspects also madeoff with a 9mm pistol, four GPS units,a couple of stereos, and other items.

If you have information aboutthe suspects, call TPD at 931-6500.

Robbery Suspect CapturedA Wesley Chapel man escaped

harm but was forced to give up his wal-let, money and credit cards to an armedrobber who accosted him in the parkinglot of a local store. The thief was sooncaptured, however, after he used thestolen credit cards to purchase a pair oflaptop computers.

The robbery took place at around7 p.m. on August 18, when LexingtonOaks resident Anthony Dang was leav-ing the Home Depot store at 17601Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in NewTampa. As he was getting into his car,the suspect, later identified as 38-year-old Don Frederick Ellis, held a 6-inchknife to his side and demanded hismoney. Dang handed over his walletand Ellis fled into some nearby woods.Dang and several other customers gavechase, but Ellis managed to get away.


“New Briefs”Continued from page 1

However. TPD Det. Heather Bish-op says that Ellis, who is homeless, usedDang’s credit card at a nearby conven-ience store and also at the Wal-Martstore at 19910 BBD, where he pur-chased a Dell laptop computer. A shorttime later, he also purchased a Toshibalaptop from the Wal-Mart store on S.R.54 in Land O’Lakes.

Det. Bishop says Wal-Mart’s sur-veillance video showed Ellis and anoth-er man buying the computer and thenleaving the store’s parking lot in a redFord pick-up truck with a bed full ofscrap metal. Bishop and other TPDinvestigators checked out local scrapbusinesses and were able to identify thetruck and the other individual from the

video, who turned out to be the ownerof the scrap business, Steven Tyson.Tyson had employed Ellis and was giv-ing him a ride to the store on the dayof the thefts. Bishop says Tyson cooper-ated with the investigators and was notcharged with any crimes.

Ellis gave a full confession and hadDang’s wallet and the computers in hispossession. He was charged with armedrobbery, grand theft and fraudulent useof a credit card and also was servedwith a warrant for failure to appear incourt on a previous charge of childneglect. At our press time, Ellis wasbeing held without bond. Bishop sayshe also will face grand theft and fraudu-lent credit card use in Pasco. — MS



Community CalendarNEW TAMPA

Miss New Tampa PageantApplications are still being accept-

ed for the Second Annual Miss NewTampa Pageant, which will be held atthe Pebble Creek Community Center(18715 Bent Tree Lane) on Sunday,September 27. Contestants must bebetween the ages of 4-19 and live ineither Hillsborough County or sur-rounding counties. No pageant experi-ence is necessary. All entrants receive anofficial Miss New Tampa T-shirt.

For more information, call VickyMcShane at 714-6513 or visitwww.missnewtampapageant.com.

Call For Artists & CraftersThe Tampa Palms Women’s Club

is seeking local artists and crafters toparticipate in its annual “Arts & CraftsUnder the Palms” show & sale, whichwill be held Saturday-Sunday, Octo-ber 17-18, at the City Plaza at TampaPalms shopping center.

For more information, call 977-2261 or e-mail [email protected].

Noon Rotary ClubNoon Rotary ClubWednesday, September 23 – The

New Tampa Noon Rotary Club meetsevery Wednesday at noon at Circles

New Tampa Bistro (19651 Bruce B.Downs Blvd. in the Pebble Creek Col-lection shopping plaza).

For more info, call 760-4426.

New Tampa Kiwanis ClubWednesday, September 23 – The

Kiwanis Club of New Tampa meetsevery Wednesday at 11:45 am at theTampa Palms Golf and Country Club(5811 Tampa Palms Blvd).

For info, please send an email [email protected] or visitnewtampakiwanis.org.

New Tampa P.A.R.Wednesday, September 23 – New

Tampa Professionals Achieving Results(P.A.R.) is a professional networkinggroup that meets every Wednesday,5:30 p.m., at Hunter’s Green CountryClub, for networking and nine holes ofgolf. There is a one-time $35 member-ship fee, and weekly greens and cartfees are $20.

Contact Chuck Lewandoski at269-7100 or [email protected].

Business Networking Int’lWednesday, September 23 –

Business Networking International

(BNI), a group of business professionalswho are dedicated to helping their busi-nesses grow through qualified referrals,meets every Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. atHeritage Isles Clubhouse (18630 Plan-tation Bay Dr.).

For more information, callMatthew Riddell at 907-6565.

Alzheimer’s SeminarWednesday, September 23 – The

University of South Florida SuncoastAlzheimer’s Center will sponsor a freeprogram entitled “Alzheimer’s Disease:What Caregivers Need to Know,” 10a.m.-3 p.m., at the Johnny B. BirdAlzheimer’s Institute (4001 E. FletcherAve.). The program is designed forindividuals who are caring for a familymember or friend with Alzheimer’s dis-ease, and will cover a variety of topics.Lunch will be provided. Space is limit-ed, and pre-registration is required.

For more info, or to register, callEileen Poiley at 974-4355.

New Tampa Evening RotaryThursday, September 24 – The

New Tampa Evening Rotary Clubmeets every Thursday, 6:15 p.m., atHunter’s Green Country Club (18101Longwater Run Dr.). The group’sguest speaker on September 24 will beTampa City Council member MaryAlvarez, whose subject will be theTampa Sports Authority, and on Octo-

ber 1, the group’s guest speaker will beKatie McGill of Dress For SuccessTampa Bay.

For more information, call Sher-ri Ferguson at 892-9782.

New Tampa Rotary ClubNew Tampa Rotary ClubFriday, September 25 – The New

Tampa Rotary Club meets every Friday,7 a.m., at Tampa Palms Golf & Coun-try Club (TPG&CC, 5811 TampaPalms Blvd.).

For more information, visitwww.newtamparotary.org or contactMatt Palmer at 972-9235 [email protected].

Back To School CarnivalSaturday, September 26 – The

New Tampa Dance Theater (10701Cross Creek Blvd.) will host a Back ToSchool Carnival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Therewill be dance demonstrations, gamesand prizes for kids and plenty of carni-val-style treats to eat & drink.

For additional information, call994-6838.

Freedom High Golf TourneyMonday, September 28 – The

Freedom High Patriots football teamwill host its second annual golf tourna-ment at Hunter’s Green Country Club(18101 Longwater Run Dr.). Registra-tion starts at 10:30 a.m., and the shot-gun start will be at noon. There also


will be putting, closest-to-the-hole andlongest drive competitions, plus lunch.The tournament costs $100 per player,and special sponsorship packages areavailable. The entry deadline is Mon-day, September 21.

For more information, or tomake a donation to the team, callRobert Gassaway at 978-3731.

Community Garage SaleFriday-Saturday, October 2-3 –

The residents of Pebble Creek will holdtheir annual community-wide garagesale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on both days.

Call 973-8064 for more infor-mation.

Florida Writers AssociationSaturday, October 3 – The Flori-

da Writers Association meets on the firstSaturday of every month, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Barnes & Noble bookstoreat the Shops at Wiregrass mall in WesleyChapel. All meetings are free and opento the public.

Call 907-7739 for more info.

Evening Rotary Casino NightSaturday, October 3 – The New

Tampa Evening Rotary Club will hostits first annual “Casino Night” fundraiser, 6 p.m.-11 p.m., at Hunter’sGreen Country Club (18101 Longwa-ter Run Dr.). Tickets cost $50 per per-son and include heavy hors d’oeuvres,

door prizes, entry into the silent auc-tion, and $1,000 in fake gambling“money.” There also will be a cash bar.Tickets are available in advance fromEvening Rotary Club members.

For more information, call Sher-ri Ferguson at 892-9782.

‘Saturday Night Lights’Saturday, October 3 – The New

Tampa Family YMCA (16221 Comp-ton Dr., in Tampa Palms) will host itsannual “Saturday Night Lights” fundraiser, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., to help raisemoney for the Y’s Building Strong Kidscampaign, which helps to providescholarships for YMCA programs tokids from low income families. Theevent will include dinner, cocktails, liveentertainment and more. Tickets cost$50 in advance or $60 at the door.

For more information, call 866-9622 or visit tampaymca.org.

Community Outreach DaySaturday, October 3 – Central

Bank (20701 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.,just south of County Line Rd.) willhost a Community Outreach Day, 11a.m.-2 p.m. The event will benefit theHumane Society of Tampa Bay, andwill include the opportunity to adopt apet, free blood pressure screenings andfree pictures with your pet. There alsowill be free snacks and beverages, aswell as gifts and giveaways from local

restaurants and businesses. For more information (including

a list of supplies needed by theHumane Society) visit centralbankfl.com or call 929-4477.

‘Breakfast’ Rotary Casino NightSaturday, October 10 – The

Rotary Club of New Tampa will hostits annual “Casino Night” fund raiser,beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Tampa PalmsGolf & Country Club (5811 TampaPalms Blvd.). Tickets cost $75 per per-son, which includes $1,000 in casinochips, hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, afree martini bar and live entertainmentby Joe Cortez. There also will be prizebaskets and a silent auction.

Tickets are available in advancefrom any Rotary Club member, bycalling 295-4663, or by sending ane-mail to [email protected]. Or,visit casino.newtamparotary.org.

OktoberfestFriday-Saturday, October 16-17

– Family of Christ Lutheran Church(16190 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.) willhost its first annual Oktoberfest celebra-tion, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. both days. Thefree festival will feature authentic Ger-man music & food, along with plentyof fun games and other activities for thewhole family.

Call 558-9343 for more infor-mation.


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Chamber’s Events Committee Seeking Approval For ‘Extravaganza’In our last issue, we told you that

the Board of Directors of the newNew Tampa Chamber of Commerce(NTCC) had voted to cancel theupcoming fourth annual New TampaArt Festival and that new presidentScott Estes had taken over from JerryMiller, who had to step down from hisposition for personal reasons.

Since then, the Chamber hasbeen a whirlwind of activity, so muchso that Estes did not submit a “Presi-dent’s Message” for this issue. There-fore, in order to avoid having a blankChamber page in this issue, I decided,as a member of the Chamber’s newEvents Committee, to try to provide-updates on the Chamber and its plansto elect a new Board for 2009-10,replace the Art Festival with anotherevent, zero in on a date for the 2010Taste of New Tampa and more.

Board Openings & ProposedHoliday Extravaganza

Before the advent of the Cham-ber, the New Tampa CommunityCouncil had always combined itsAnnual Meeting & Business Expowith the election of the Council’s newBoard of Directors.

Unfortunately, the transition fromthe Council to the Chamber hasdelayed the gathering of potential can-didates for the Chamber’s 2009-10Board, so much so that newly electedEvents Committee chair Mary AnnYaney was asked by her committee topropose to the existing Board at itsSeptember 20 meeting that this year’sAnnual Meeting and Election of Offi-cers be combined with a new fallevent, to be called (if the Boardapproves it) the NTCC HolidayExtravaganza!

The Extravaganza would be anopportunity for restaurants, salons,spas and any other holiday-orientedbusinesses to have a low-cost boothspace (similar in size and scope asthose you see each year at the Taste)AND (unlike at the Taste) even havethe opportunity to sell gift cards/cer-tificates to the event’s attendees. If theBoard approves, the Extravaganzawould be held at the Holiday InnExpress Hotel & Suites on GalbraithRd. (near the Muvico theaters) onSunday, November 8.

For additional informationabout running for the 2009-10NTCC Board of Directors or to

find out how your business can getinvolved in the Holiday Extrava-ganza as a business exhibitor orsponsor, call the NTCC Hotline at293-2464.

Other Events CommitteeProposals

Some of the other concepts dis-cussed by the Events Committee thatwere planned to be proposed to theBoard include regular “brown bag”lunch meetings (in addition to theChamber’s already-scheduled once-a-month luncheon and breakfast meet-ings; see schedule above) for businessowners that would provide not onlynetworking opportunities but also fea-ture guest speakers who could provideeducational information about mar-keting, web development, team-build-ing and much more.

The Events Committee alsoplanned to ask the Board to nameChamber Ambassadors who couldappear at Ribbon Cutting ceremonies

for new businesses and other specialoccasions, as well as solicit additionalChamber members.

The Events Committee alsowould like to try to set Sunday, April18, as the date for the 2010 Taste ofNew Tampa & Business & HealthExpo and Committee member KimMartin of Pebble Creek Golf Club,would like to begin planning theChamber’s first-ever fund-raising golftournament. And finally, the EventsCommittee would also like to ensurethat the Chamber’s website, New-Tampa.org, is properly updated andimproved, so members and prospec-tive members alike can more easilyaccess the latest meeting, event andmembership information.

For additional information, callthe NTCC Hotline at 293-2464.

Get involved with the Chamber!

Gary NagerNTCC Events Committee Member

You Can Get Involved With The New Tampa Chamber Of Commerce At These Monthly Events!

Chamber Luncheons - Every 2nd Monday of the monthat Pebble Creek Golf Club

Chamber Breakfasts - Every 3rd Tueday of the monthat Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club

Networking Happy Hours - The last Thursday of the monthat Stonewood Grill & Tavern, Tampa Palms

Please call the NTCC Hotline at 293-2464 for exact start times.




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Gecko Media Offers Effective Web Marketing For Your Business!By Melissa O’Brien

In the world of Internet market-ing, some say your website has about30 seconds to make a good impression.That means if your site is not one of thefirst to appear in a search-engine or ifit’s not appealing or easy to use, youhave likely just lost a potential client –forever. Gecko Media, located off S.R.56 in Wesley Chapel, can help youmake the most of your online market-ing. Through web site design, databasedevelopment, corporate brand develop-ment, and search engine marketing(SEM) strategies, Gecko can help youcreate a first impression that can turninto lasting business partnerships.

“A website needs to look profes-sional and have a clear message,” saysthe company’s co-founder AaronHouck. “In order for customers to findyou, each page needs to be designedfrom a search engine optimization per-spective. For example, people look bythe service or project they need in thenearest city, so you usually are compet-ing with people in your area. If youhave a site that is poorly designed, yourinformation may not appear for thosepeople where you live. By optimizingthe search-engine process, we makesure people find you. In addition, your‘front’ page should have a clear message

that entices a customer to contact thebusiness, and once you get that initialcontact, you want to update your siteoften to keep people coming back.”

Gecko Media can work with clientswho are just starting a company, as wellas those who already are established.

“If you need help getting started,we can help with everything — fromweb design, logo development, market-ing and more,” says Houck. “We havepartnered and worked with companiesof all sizes, from one-person start-upsto some of the nation's most recogniza-ble brands, such as Microsoft, AT&Tand Raymond James Financial. We lookat the entire picture when it comes toyour business, from memorable designto dynamic programming to measura-ble marketing.”

Houck says that web advertising isbecoming a necessity in today’s market-place. “If a company is choosingbetween the telephone book, a bill-board or a website, the website is [usu-ally] a far better return on your dollar,”he says. “With a website, once youdesign it, if it if done effectively, it willget you better results. On a billboard,which can be very costly, the peoplewho may see is as they are driving bymay not need your service right thenand there and if they do need you, may

not have time to write the phone num-ber down [while driving]. When some-one is looking online, they usually needthe service right away, and the websiteallows for layers of detail that the phonebook or a billboard simply can’t.”

Houck says that Gecko-designedwebsites also allow for easy tracking.

“When I went to business school,you couldn’t tie your advertising dollarsto sales,” he says. “Now, you canatleast tell how many leads come in thedoor and be more confident in yourmarketing by doing it online. We useGoogle Analytics on websites, whichgenerates detailed statistics about thenumber of visitors the site receives.From there, it gives you really greatinformation to find out what key words

worked and what search engines peopleused and the pages they found.”

Houck, who grew up in nearbyOdessa, FL, founded Gecko Mediawith his partner Steve Weir in 1996.Both Houck and Weir attended theUniversity of South Florida andreceived Bachelor’s Degrees in Business.“We started right out of college at atime when we had to teach some peo-ple what the internet was,” says Houck.Today, the company has six employees.

For Live Oak Preserve residentShannon Dicara, Gecko Media was theperfect answer to creating the look, feeland design of her internet business,PerfectPartiesByMail.com.

“I Googled web companies andGecko Media came up,” says Dicara. “I

Steve Weir and Aaron Houck are the co-founders of Gecko Media, a web-design &more company in the Cypress Glen Professional park off S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel.


contacted four companies and GeckoMedia was the only one that wentabove and beyond. We talked by phoneand by e-mail and they even came overmy house to discuss things with me. Idid not want the site to be too mascu-line or too feminine and I had a hairribbon I wanted to incorporate into thedesign. They did everything for me –coming up with a great logo and theentire look of the website.”

Dicara says that working withGecko Media has been, “One-stopshopping. They offer a lot of services,like logo design and an e-commercesystem, and you can pick and choosewhich options you want. They are veryreasonably priced and I have recom-mended them to other people.”

Noah Anderson, the owner ofPlanningFamily.com, a website that isbased out of Costa Mesa, CA, workedwith Weir ten years ago in Tampa and

has used Gecko for its website designsince April of 2005.

“We have always experienced ahigh level of customer service withGecko Media,” says Anderson. “Wehave worked with other web designcompanies in the past but there wasalways a disconnect with what waspromised and what was delivered.”

Anderson also says that his webbusiness, which is geared at helpingnew mothers, takes a lot of technicalknow-how. “It looks very user-friendlyon the front end,” says Anderson. “Buton the back end, it is very complex andnot everyone can do this and do it well.I highly recommend Gecko Media toothers. They truly are a partner with usand we are not just a paycheck forthem. They have turned us off of somebig projects that they would have bene-fited from because they thought itmight not make sense for us. They are

very ethical.”Gecko also is the web design com-

pany that created NTNeighborhood-News.com, which is already generatingnew business for this publication.

“Steve and Aaron are awesome,”says publisher and editor Gary Nager.“They always get things done when andhow they say they will. In my experi-ence, that’s unique among web designcompanies”

Gecko Media is located at 2406Cypress Glen Dr., Suite 101 in theCypress Glen Professional Park offof S.R. 56 in Wesley Chapel. Formore information or a free consulta-tion, call 936-8919 or visitwww.geckomedia.com.

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Thompson Studios Offers Quality Photographic Services & More!Thompson Studios, New Tampa’s

first and premiere photography studio,opened it’s doors in January of 2004 inCory Lake Isles with one approach inmind: make every client’s experience amemorable one that ends with receivingstunning photos that audibly take theirbreath away — whether you you’relooking for quality portrait, wedding orcommercial photography..

Today’s advanced digital photogra-phy easily allows individuals to startsmall photography businesses out oftheir homes, garages or simply as an“on-location” photographer!

“Since we opened six years ago,when we were the only photographystudio [in New Tampa], the number ofphotography choices has grown withthe population,” says Thompson, whoadds that it may be useful to understandwhat is unique about each option tochoose where you connect/match.

HS Senior PhotographyThompson Studios has pho-

tographed more than 3,000 high schoolseniors over the last six years and hassolidified its reputation by providinghigher-end, custom senior portraitscombined with a fun, “model-like”experience, as opposed to the averagephotos and the factory-like approach

taken by most schoolyearbook photogra-phy companies.

“Many seniorsand parents are underthe misconceptionthat they are stuckwith the senior por-traits taken by theschool’s contractedphotographer provid-ing yearbook images[at that school],” saysThompson. “But, thisis not the case. The student must selecthis/her yearbook photo from the con-tract photographer, but [we can stillprovide your] senior portraits.”

Thompson adds, “Our approachhas been a one-at-a-time, hold-your-hand- through-the-entire-process kindof thing. We offer hour-long sessions, aswell as location sessions, and weencourage the seniors to bring outfitsand props that say who they are today.”He also says that many seniors are hav-ing fun posting and sharing theslideshow of their portrait images onYouTube, Facebook or MySpace.

Portraits With PersonalityWhen asked what distinguishes his

work from other studios, Thompson

says, “I’m always trying to capture areal moment, something pure andbelievable, something authentic andinnocent, something in that momentthat will never happen again and hasnever happened before. Given that I’malmost always photographing people,that means that the people in my pho-tographs appear natural and relaxed,even if we set the shot up. The smilesare not contrived, but real and the eyesare engaged. Families are portrayed in amoment of togetherness and a spark ofemotion fills your heart. Giving peoplea fun, playful and upbeat experiencegoes a long way towards getting peoplerelaxed and enjoying themselves, andsurely makes for better and more uplift-ing portraits.

Specializing in commissioned, fineart wall hangings, Thompson Studiosalso offers print packages, a wide rangeof digital photography products, thefinest albums and customized creativeart pieces imagined through a creativedesign process with the photographerand his clients. New Tampa residentLissette Farina says that Thompson Stu-dios, “rocks harder than I’d ever imag-ined and their work is pure magic.”

When you make the decision toinvest in a photographic portrait, be itmaternity, baby, family, or a reunion,

consider 3 things:1. Do any of your friends or peo-

ple you respect have portraits hangingin their homes and if so, and you likethe work, did you ever ask your friendwho the photographer was?

2. Have you checked out the pho-tographer’s web site and blog, to see ifyou feel a connection to the ambianceof the studio and the photographerthrough the words and images?

3. Have you visited the studio?You’ll be able to see more work, speakwith the photographer and be excitedabout scheduling your portrait session.

Weddings A SpecialtyHaving shot weddings for the past

18 years, Thompson says he has cometo notice how the trends in weddingphotography change almost every 2-3years. Thompson recognizes that themost recent trend combines contempo-rary photojournalism focusing on theunique, with edgy fashion images digi-tally and creatively enhanced.

“I love my wedding photos!,” sayssays Sheila Schweitzer of Shepré HairSalon (see “The Kiss” on Thompson’sblog). “They’re edgy, they’re loving,they’re gorgeous…and, they truly cap-tured ‘The Kiss!”

Thompson says he also is excited

PhotographerBob Thomspon ofThompson Stu-dios on CrossCreek Blvd.


about his associate photographer, MikeOssola, who complements Bob’s pho-tography at his clients’ weddings.

“When we hired Mike Ossola lastyear to be our digital post-productionartist, I knew he was a great photogra-pher. Mike’s bringing an edgy, fashion-driven style which, when combinedwith my contemporary photojournalis-tic style, allows us to cover each impor-tant moment at a wedding uniquelyand creatively.”

Because of the recent onslaught ofthe “social media” sites (e.g., Facebook,Twitter, MySpace, etc.), a new realm ofcommunication exists that never reallydid before. And, with online communi-cation on the rise, new couples are nowvery likely to contact photographers viathe internet, texting, or e-mail to askabout pricing. Although going onlineand looking through different photog-raphers’ web sites is a great idea to seethe work, you’ll also want to meet thephotographer in person before choos-ing one. Your wedding day is special,romantic and intimate, so you’ll wantto feel at ease around your photogra-pher (since he’ll be shadowing youmost of the day), so that your weddingphotos will show you at your best whenyou’re natural and at ease.

Commercial Photography, Too Thompson has been shooting

commercial and marketing photography

for over 16 years inthe Tampa Bay area.Large national andinternational entitieslike Raymond JamesFinancial, BaycareHealthcare, BIC,the University ofTampa, Checkers,Bank of America,Universal LifeInsurance, FloridaBank Group andthe HillsboroughCounty Bar Associ-ation have all count-ed on Bob to pro-vide great images.

Although manysmall businesses may not understandhow top-quality commercial photogra-phy can boost brand recognition, enticecustomers to their company’s websiteor simply make a strong impression at aglance, some (thankfully) do. Thomp-son Studios has taken a library ofimages for dozens of New Tampa smallbusinesses. Simply go through thepages of this newspaper and you’ll findbusiness portraits and ad photos shot byThompson Studios, including attorneysMatthew Jowanna and Charlie Spinner,Florida Executive Realty Realtors JimHenning and Kristy Darragh, local den-tists Dr. Paul Duga and Dr. Mark Fari-na, Circles New Tampa Bistro, Fit4Life

and more. Large corporations know that first

impressions really do last and when flip-ping through a magazine or newspaper,what the eye sees first are the photos.The quality of the photography cankeep the eye on the ad and convinceyou to read further, and the lack ofquality can cause the eye to pass rightover without even noticing the name.Images are important and a bad imagecan kill an ad. Unfortunately, with digi-tal photography, many business peoplewho own a digital camera will take theirown shots and often end up with withpoor photos. Again, take a lookthrough this very publication and seethe difference between ads with greatphotos and those with photos that donothing to boost the ad or message.

Photgraphy & More!A Florida-based, international

company recently hired Thompson Stu-dios to photograph the company’s cor-porate incentive trip to Germany, andreceived multiple benefits Thompson.In addition to his usual great photos,Thompson also provided quality musi-cal entertainment for the company’sguests, as well as German translationsfor the company’s executives.

Thompson, who has been a main-stay in the commercial marketingindustry in Tampa Bay for the past 16years has worked with many national

accounts that have taken him to moststates in the U.S., but this trip abroadwas special for Thompson, who alsoplayed his guitar and sang on the trip.

The German company’s vice presi-dent of corporate communications &marketing was elated after learning thatthe former U.S. Air Force German lin-guist was fluent in the German lan-guage, having previously encounteredlanguage barriers in an attempt to find aGerman photographer.

“We can’t wait to have Bob backnext year!,” said the president of thecompany. “What Thompson Studiosprovided was of tremendous value.Not only did Bob take absolutely awe-some photos of our entire trip, ourawards banquet, day excursions andeverything else that happened duringour cruise, he’s also a great singer andguitar player with a great repertoire.Our group really enjoyed what hebrought to our trip.”

With camera in hand, Thompsonphoto-journaled the five day event.“We loved the photography and watch-ing the slideshow of the entire trip thelast night of the cruise really connectedeveryone,” said the President.

Thompson Studios is located at10329-H Cross Creek Blvd., in theCory Lake Isles Professional Center.For more information, call KimThompson at 994-2000 or visitThompsonStudiosTampa.com.

Thompson gotaspiring modeland actor MaxRedden revvedup for his first-ever photo shoot.


New Tampa resi-dent Schuyler Robin-son (photo) will spendhis senior year of highschool studying inZaragoza, Spain, aspart of the SchoolYear Abroad program.

During his stay, Robinson, 18, willstudy with approximately 60 other stu-dents in an academically rigorous highschool and second-language immersionprogram while living with a Spanishhost family.

Robinson, who attends Tampa

Preparatory School, says he has alwaysbeen fascinated by reading about andexploring foreign cultures. In Spain,most of his classes, with the exceptionof English and AP Calculus, will betaught in Spanish, but he feels that he’sready, having taken four years of Span-ish language classes and having spentpast summers on community serviceprojects in Peru and Ecuador.

When he completes high school,Robinson, who is the son of Lary andSusannah Robinson, says he plans tomajor in international relations andhistory. — MS

Harold H. Clark Elementary19002 Wood Sage Drive631-4333Principal: Brenda GriffinPTA President: Shannon FerreiraThe Clark Cougars’ motto for the

2009-10 school year is “Clark Elemen-tary is Wild About Going Green!,”which reflects the school’s commitmentto teach our youth about the impor-tance of caring for our environment.Reusable plastic bags were provided inour Open House packets, to help allmembers of the Clark family becomestewards to our new motto. Our stu-dents and staff will be extra focused thisyear on recycling and energy conserva-tion. The PTA also is selling reusablegrocery bags imprinted with a recyclingsymbol and the school’s name.

5th Grade Fund RaisersEvery year, our new 5th grade class

takes on the distinction of becomingthe “graduating class,” which is anexciting time for our youth as they takeon new responsibilities, think aboutthemselves as role models to theyounger students, and enjoy schoolevents designed especially for them.

This year’s graduating class is kick-ing off the year with a few fund raisers

which will benefit 5th grade activities.The first fund raiser will involve partici-pation in the West Meadows communi-ty-wide garage sale on Saturday, Sep-tember 26, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Clarkstudents will be at the West MeadowsCommunity Clubhouse (at 8401 NewTampa Blvd.) selling donated items tointerested buyers. Feel free to donateitems to this student-sponsored sale bycontacting Patti Capobianco at [email protected].

The next fund raiser will be a cata-logue cookie dough and coffee sale thatwill run October 19-November 2. Ifyou like great cookies or great coffee,the “Classic Cookie” company will beoffering both during the students’ cata-logue sales drive. Ordered items will bedelivered before the Thanksgiving holi-day. So, please support Clark’s 5thgrade activities by ordering yourfall/winter treats from our studentsduring the sales drive!

Congrats, Amanda!Congratulations go out to 5th

grader Amanda Meyering for writingone of the five winning essays for theFlorida Society of Dermatology andDermatologic Surgery (FSDDS).

With almost 4,000 eligible stu-dents in 34 counties across Florida,


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each eligible school submitted one essayentry. Amanda’s essay was not only oneof the 99 final entries selected, but alsoamong the five chosen as winners (shewon the award for the West region).

The FSDDS donated all materialsand costs to shade our primary play-ground. In addition, the Clark PTAworked hard during the last school yearand was able to donate $8,500 to helpcover the cost to shade the secondaryplayground. With Florida being the“Sunshine State,” all Clark students ingrades K-5 will benefit from the newshade structures.

PTA Fall Fund RaiserCharleston Wraps (owned by A+

Fundraising) will be the source for thisseason’s Clark PTA catalogue salesdrive. Two catalogues provide a widerange of high-quality items.

The Gift catalogue includes wrap-ping paper, ribbons, holiday gift items,a “go green” section and more. TheKitchen & Home catalogue will includekitchen gadgets, gardening items, per-sonalized photo gifts, collegiate items,chocolates and more. A whopping 40-50 pecent (depending upon the item)of all sales will go directly to the ClarkPTA to help fund valuable PTA-fundedschool programs.

The Clark PTA Fall Fund Raiserruns through September 29.

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Sports BriefsNEW TAMPA

By Gary Nager

The Freedom High Patriots andWharton High Wildcats both enteredthe 2009 football season with highexpectations, but plenty of questionmarks. Two weeks into the season, afew of those questions have beenanswered, as the Pats have opened theseason under new coach James Harrell1-0 (their second game against Kingwas rained out and cancelled) and the‘Cats rebounded from a stunning 28-0opening loss to Spoto with a 27-13 winover always-tough Chamberlain.

Although one win does not a sea-son make, Freedom’s new starting QBTyler Guy threw for 215 yards and 4TDs in the 49-19 opening shellackingof Riverview. RB Anthony Deliscaadded 99 yards on the ground and 2scores and WR T.J. Mutcherson led abalanced receiving corps with 119yards, including a 47-yard TD fromGuy. We didn’t attend that game, butdo plan to attend one or more of thePats’ home games prior to the annualshowdown at Wharton October 23.

Meanwhile, the ‘Cats were stungby mistakes and a stronger-than-expect-ed Spoto team in their 28-0 openingloss at home. No statistics were avilablefor that game, but it’s probably just aswell. Wharton rebounded nicely thefollowing week, as they took it toChamberlain on the Chiefs’ home field.

Junior QB Ryan Hatter, who did-n’t start the opener, and RB ShaneMcEwen, who was injured and sat outthe first game, helped spark the ‘Catsearly and often. Hatter finished with 82yards passing and 2 rushing TDs andMcEwen rolled to 123 yards on theground and 1 score.

By the time you receive this issue,both the ‘Cats and Pats will have playedtheir Week 3 game, but we will providean update on both teams next issue.

Titans Nearly ‘Pony Up’ Titans Nearly ‘Pony Up’ It was a long road to the “Mus-

trang League” division of the PonyLeague World Series for the TampaTitans age 9-10 team. The Titans, whomove up to the 11-year-old age groupthis season, are both a Temple TerracePony League (competitor of LittleLeague) squad, as well as an AAU(“travel”) team that has been playingtogether for two years and featuresnumerous players from New Tampaand Wesley Chapel.

In June, the Titans beat Town &Country to advance to the Regionals inWinston, GA, in late July and wonthere and at the week-long Zone Tour-nament in Cleburne, TX. That madethe Titans one of four teams (of morethan 2,000 worldwide) to advance tothe World Series last month, where theyplaced third. Assistant coach ScottRagsdale says the real story was the factthat the team raised almost $10,000 inin just a few weekends of passing thehat at local Publix supermarkets to payfor the trips to Georgia and Texas.

QB Tanner Stocker (#9) and the rest ofthe Wharton Wildcats had a tough

opening game against Spoto. The ‘Catsrebounded with a 27-13 win overChamberlain the following week.

Freedom Opens 1-0, Wharton At 1-1

Although headcoach FrankBarone’s playersknew they wereplaying for secondplace after splittingtheir first two gamesat the World Series,the Titans ralliedfrom a 13-4 earlydeficit againstChesterfield, VA, towin by the 10-runrule, 26-15. CarsonRagsdale started therally with a HR andIsaiah McIntyre,Conor Grady andVincent Jacksoneach also hit dingers,with Jackson’s HRlooking like some-thing out of “TheNatural” as it clanged off of the score-board. Key defensive plays by DrewEhrhard, Will McGillis, Greg Barone,

Jacob Rodriguez and Jeremy Moserand awesome pitching by JeremyOppenhiemer helped secure the finalgame win.

The Tampa Titans age 9-10 “Mustang League” team made itall the way to the worldwide Final Four in their age group.


Deven Rabeiro Named KidsTour Player Of The Year

Golf fans may want to take note ofthe name Deven Rabeiro, because the9-year-old New Tampa resident may bewell on his way to becoming the nextTiger Woods.

Rabeiro, who is now in the fourthgrade at Pride Elementary, startedshowing interest in the sport when hewas only 3 years old, according to hisdad, Orlando, who is the assistant golfpro at Stonegate Golf Club in Poin-ciana. The Rabeiros live in the EastonPark subdivision on Morris Bridge Rd.

“He started picking up my putterand mimicking what I was doing, sowe went and got him some plasticclubs,” says Orlando, who calls Deven“my little Tiger.”

Deven quickly advanced to realkid-sized golf clubs, however, andstarted accompanying his father towork to practice on the Stonegatecourse. He loves to play golf, Orlandosays, and practices up to six hours at atime. (He also enjoys soccer, but gaveup Little League after telling his coachthat swinging a baseball bat was ruin-ing his golf swing).

Over the course of his youngcareer, Deven has earned a total of 43

top-three fin-ish trophiesand 35 top-three medals,but his bestseason so farwas this year.Deven haswon seven ofthe eighttournamentson the U.S.Kids Golf Tampa summer tour and wasnamed Player of the Year in his agegroup. He also earned an invitation tothe U.S. Kids Golf World Champi-onship, which was held in Pinehurst,NC, in August. There, he finished 93rdin a field of 167 competitors fromaround the world.

“It was a little intimidating forhim, but it was a great learning experi-ence, too,” Orlando says.

Deven plans to continue compet-ing, of course, and has already garneredinterest from the Wharton High golfteam, Orlando says, but, he has to waituntil he’s in seventh grade before hebecomes eligible to officially try out forthe high school team.— MS

Deven Rabeiro, 9, isalready a golf champion.


Gymnast Sarah Wolford EarnsFull Ride To University Of Iowa

Congratulations go out to SarahWolford, a 16-year-old junior at Free-dom High in Tampa Palms, whorecently accepted a full gymnasticsscholarship to attend the University ofIowa in Ames.

Wolford, the daughter of Brice andTerry Wolford of Tampa Palms, hasbeen participating in gymnastics sinceshe was three years old and currentlycompetes with the Tampa Bay Turnersprogram in Pinellas County undercoach Brad Harris. She is a Level 10gymnast, which makes her one of thebest all-around gymnasts in the state,and last year she was the Florida Statechampion on the uneven bars in herdivision. Before that, Sarah finished sec-ond in the state when she was a Level7, and won all-around state and region-al championships at Level 8.

Terry Wolford says that whenSarah was little, she used to amaze thefamily with her “crazy” splits and sum-mersaults, even before she had anytraining. “We thought to ourselves, ‘shelooks like she has a lot of flexibility,maybe we should get her into gymnas-tics,’” she says.

That turned out to be a goodmove, obviously, because Harris says

that it’s veryrare for a highschool gymnastto be recruitedby a well-respected Divi-sion 1 programlike Iowa morethan a yearbefore hergraduation.

“It’s pret-ty remarkable,really,” Harrissays. “But,Sarah is verytalented, andshe has the grit and determination thatit takes to succeed, and I think Iowawill be a very good match for her, bothathletically and academically.”

Meanwhile, Sarah, who wants tomajor in business and possibly run agymnastics facility of her own someday,seems to be taking it all in stride. Sheand the family traveled 3,500 milesaround the country this summer, look-ing at schools and meeting coaches,and she picked Iowa after turningdown an offer from Illinois State Uni-versity in Normal, IL. — MS

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T’S Boutique — A Gift Shop & A Gathering Place For Good FriendsBy Melissa O’Brien

When you enter T’s Boutique inthe separate plaza in front of The Grovein Wesley Chapel (off I-75 at S.R. 54),you’ll immediately spot at least ten spe-cial gift items for friends and family onyour birthday or holiday list. Fromsweet-smelling candles to flirty earringsand dresses, bejeweled key finders andtrendy picture frames, T’s Boutiquemakes shopping for that unique item awhole lot of fun.

In addition, owner Theresa Loftinwill even be happy to open the bou-tique’s inviting 1,200-sq. ft. space to

host birthday parties, bridal or babyshowers, Bible studies or Bunko games— any kind of get-together that wouldbe suited for a fun, cozy environmentlike T’s Boutique.

Located across the parking lotfrom TJ Maxx in The Grove, T’s Bou-tique opened late last year in the sepa-rate plaza in front of The Grove, whichTheresa says was the fulfillment of alifelong dream.

“I was a teacher in Hillsboroughand Pasco counties for 30 years,” shesays. “After I retired and my sonstopped playing baseball in college (atnearby Pasco Hernando CommunityCollege), I was ready to start on myown dream. While I was teaching, Iworked part time at a boutique. I want-ed my own business where I couldrecreate the atmosphere of Southerncharm I found in stores I grew up within Greenville, Mississippi. I wanted tocreate a place where people could relaxwhen shopping and get to know thestore owner on a one-on-one basis.”

That dream was the creation of aboutique that, according to Theresa,was designed to, “Feel like home. I hadhardwood floors put in and warm col-ors on the walls and then brought inmy own wood furniture and antiquesfor displays. I treat the boutique like itis my home and for me, it is all aboutthe customer service. If I don’t have it,I will do my best to find it for you. Iwant you to come in here and enjoyyourself.”

T’s Boutique is filled with great

gifts and one-of-a-kind items. For thesports fan, T’s carries dresses and tunicsby Tracy Negoshian, Inc., a Dade Citydesigner and University of South Flori-da graduate who creates flattering andfun dresses and jewelry in colorschemes to match your favorite sportsteams. Although the dresses don’t carrythe team logos, Negoshian’s designswill match the colors of the Gators,Bucs, Magic, etc. And, speaking of“sporty” items, the boutique also car-ries Diane Dal Lago T-Shirts with crys-tal sports logos from the universities ofGeorgia, Florida, South Florida andFlorida State. If your favorite team logois not available at the store, Theresa ismore than willing to order it for you.

The boutique also carries GreenLabel Designs, which makes skirts withsashes, bloomers with tank tops and

tunic dresses. Men can find TommyBahama apparel for themselves or a spe-cial designer Vera Bradley or Spartinabag (colorful, fun bags and/or pursesfor the beach or everyday wear) fortheir wives or significant others.

Theresa also made sure she includ-ed gifts of all shapes and sizes and priceranges, although she says that most giftsin the store cost less than $100.

“It’s all about fashion affordabili-ty,” says the Lexington Oaks resident.

For those looking for fun Bunkogifts or a gift for a bridal shower, T’shas a wide variety of picture frames byEnesco, including “Our Name is Mud”mugs, bejeweled Alexa key finders andpurse hangers and Lolita glass gifts.

What may be more even fun thanshopping in T’s Boutique is having a

See “T’s Boutique” on page 30Need some accessories to match your new

outfit? T’s Boutique can hook you up!

Owner Theresa Loftin and her employee Heather can help you find a dress inyour favorite team’s colors at T’s Boutique in The Grove at Wesley Chapel.


party or event there after the store clos-es. Theresa offers special discounts onpurchases to customers who purchaseitems at an event.

“Because I wanted T’s Boutique tobe an extension of my home, I open

the store up after hours for parties andevents,” says Theresa. “People have had(bridal) showers, Bible studies andbirthday parties here. I had one bridalshower here where pink was the bride’stheme. I served chicken Cesar saladwith pink cupcakes from Publix and thegirls worked on creating pink scrap-books for an hour and a half. For littlegirls, we’ve had birthday parties wherewe teach them about the Vera Bradleypatterns, give them a gift to play with,paint their fingernails and serve cakeand refreshments. Both the girls andtheir mothers really seem to love it!”

Claudia Madani, a friend ofTheresa’s and a frequent shopper at T’sBoutique, says she just loves visiting theshop.

“Theresa is so enthusiastic aboutthe store and she passes on that enthu-siasm to you,” says Madani, who livesin Dade City. “It makes you love beingin the store as much as she does. And,she is very open to requests – if shedoesn’t have an item, she will workhard to find it for you. She is such ahard worker and it is so great to see herdreams coming true.”

Madani also raves about the mer-chandise at T’s.

“She carries great lines of clothing.I really like the ‘Not Your Daughter’sJeans’ and the Tracy Negoshian dress-es. I bought my daughter one of the

You simply have to visit T’s Boutique tounderstand what makes it unique!

dresses to wear to a Gator game. Theycome in all different patterns in differ-ent team colors and make great giftideas.”

Cristie Bertrand, who lives in Wes-ley Chapel’s Oak Creek, says thatTheresa is very customer-oriented andalways strives to make her store and itsactivities fun.

“I helped her at one of her VeraBradley parties,” says Bertrand, whoalso is also a friend of Theresa’s. “Ihelped with finger painting and balloongames – the little girls had a ball! I alsohave attended a Bible study in her storeand find it a very nice, cozy place toconnect with friends. The assortment of

candles and diffusers she sells in thestore make it smell nice and it is a greatplace to browse after our meeting.”

Bertrand says she has purchasedcandles, stationery and other specialgifts from T’s Boutique. “When youwalk in, the store just has a nice vibe,”says Bertrand. “I love the heart of thestore — it is the heart of Theresa. She istruly a good person and always will helpout someone in any way she can.”

T’s Boutique is located at 6027Wesley Grove Blvd., #101. Storehours are Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.- 7.m.,and noon- 5 p.m. on Sunday. It isclosed Mondays. For more informa-tion, call 973-4405.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Perez (left) recently signed autographs for two hours atthe ABC Fine Wine & Spirits store on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Wesley Chapel.

By Gary Nager

Although I’m currently a TampaBay Rays fan, I have reported manytimes that I also have been a fan of theSan Francisco Giants since I was about7 years old.

In the late 1960s, the Giants fin-ished second a bunch of times, includ-ing in 1969, when Hall of Fame firstbaseman Willie McCovey (who shares abirthday with yours truly) was namedthe National League MVP. The Giantsonly made it to the playoffs one time inthe ‘70s, and many of those years, theywere looking up at the Cincinnati Reds,aka “The Big Red Machine,” who madeit to the postseason six times thatdecade and won back-to-back WorldSeries titles in 1975-76.

As a huge baseball fan whose teamwasn’t winning, it was easy for me topick up the Reds as my second favoriteteam (even though they played in thesame National League West as mybeloved Giants, despite the fact the“Redlegs” were based in Ohio).

Cincy was led by Hall of FamersJohnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose(who’s never made it to the Hall,despite being the game’s all-time hitsleader, because he bet on baseball whenhe was still in the game as a manager)

and the team’s most recent inductee,first baseman Tony Perez.

Perez, who recently visited theABC Fine Wine & Spirits store onBruce B, Downs Blvd. in Wesley Chapelto sign autographs during an outstand-ing wine tasting event, was a line-driveRBI (runs batted in) machine during hiscareer. Although not as big a home runthreat as my beloved “Big Mac,” Perezhit most of his 379 career HRs anddrove in the bulk of his 1,652 RBIs inhis 16 years with Cincy in an incredible23-year MLB career.

With his plane arriving late andrush-hour traffic causing him to bealmost two hours late for the signing,the crowd wasn’t as big to meet Perezas I had expected. But, most of thosewho did show for the event (includingour office manager Julie Rinaldi, who isfrom Indiana, but rooted for the Reds)were big Cincy and/or Perez fans whowere happy to wait a few minutes totake a pic with the seven-time All-Star,get some baseball memorabilia signedand talk a little “old school” baseball.

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This Month Brings Plenty Of Great Concerts To The Bay AreaSchool is back in session, which

means that summer is officially over,but there are still plenty of great con-certs coming to our area over the nextmonth or so. Here are a few highlights:

SugarlandFriday, September 25 – Sugar-

land, the country music duo made upof Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, isone of the hottest acts in America rightnow. Bush, formerly of Billy Pilgrim,started the group in 2003 with anothersinger/songwriter, Kristen Hall, andafter Nettles joined up as lead singer,the trio was signed to MercuryNashville Records to record their debutalbum, “Twice the Speed of Life,”which featured the single “Baby Girl”and eventually went platinum.

But, even though Hall left (or wasforced out of) the group in 2006, thatdidn’t affect sales of Sugarland’s nextalbum, “Enjoy the Ride,” which pro-duced the group’s first two No. 1 hits,“Want To” and “Settlin’.”

This year, Sugarland was namedTop Vocal Duo by the Academy ofCountry Music and also won a Gram-my Award for Best Country Perform-ance by a Duo or Group with Vocalsfor the song “Stay,” which also won theGrammy for Best Country Song.

Sugarland will perform at 7:30p.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum(401 Channelside Dr., downtownTampa). Tickets cost $25-$45 andare available at the Forum ticketoffice, online at tbpac.org, orthrough Ticketmaster (287-8844).For more info, call 301-2500.

Rob Thomas, OneRepublic& Carolina Liar

Sunday, September 27 –Although former Army brat RobThomas is better known as the leadsinger of the multi-platinum-selling alt-rock band Matchbox Twenty, he’s alsohad a pretty successful solo career apartfrom the group, starting in 1999, whenhe co-wrote and sang the lead vocals onthe song “Smooth” for Carlos San-tana’s “Supernatural” album. That songearned three Grammy awards, including“Song of the Year,” and helped show-case Thomas’ outstanding vocal ability.He released his first solo album,“Something To Be,” in 2005, whichpeaked at No. 1 on the Billboard maga-zine charts and was certified platinum,and followed that with his second soloeffort, “Cradlesong,” which wasreleased on June 30.

Rob Thomas, along with guestsOneRepublic (“Apologize”) and

Carolina Liar (“Show Me What I’mLooking For”) will perform at RuthEckerd Hall (1111 N. McMullen-Booth Rd. in Clearwater) at 7 p.m.Tickets cost $51.50-$91.50 and areavailable at the Ruth Eckerd Hallticket office, at rutheckerdhall.com,or Ticketmaster (287-8844). Or, call(727) 791-7400.

Blink 182, Fall Out Boy &All American Rejects

Sunday, September 27 – Fans ofmodern punk music got a big surpriseat this year’s Grammy Awards ceremo-ny, when Mark Delonge, Travis Barkerand Mark Hoppus, the three membersof Blink 182, announced that theywould be getting back together for anew record and tour. The appearance atthe Grammys was the first time thethree band members had been togetheron a stage since they announced thatthey were going on “indefinite hiatus”amid growing tensions in 2004.

Although the record has yet tomaterialize, apart from one new single,“Up All Night,” the tour has alreadygarnered some good reviews since itkicked off in July with various support-ing groups joining the band at differentvenues. For the Tampa show, Blink182, which has had multi-platinum suc-

cess with songs like “What’s My AgeAgain?” and “All The Small Things,”will be joined by Fall Out Boy (“ThisAin’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race”), AllAmerican Rejects (“Swing, Swing’) andAsher Roth (“I Love College”).

Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, AllAmerican Rejects and Asher Rothwill perform at 6:30 p.m. at theFord Amphitheatre (4802 U.S. 301N., at the Florida State Fairgrounds).Tickets cost $20-$63 and are avail-able at the Amphitheatre box office,online at livenation.com and throughTicketmaster (287-8844). For moreinfo, call 740-2446. Alice Cooper

Friday, October 2 – Althoughmusicians like Marilyn Manson, RobZombie and others are now known forshocking audiences with their musicand gruesome concert spectacles, theyall owe a debt of gratitude to the origi-nal shock rocker, Alice Cooper (neeVincent Furnier), who basically invent-ed the horror/rock genre with stageshows that at times have included guil-lotines, demons, dead babies and otherhorrific imagery.

Most of Cooper’s commercial andchart success came in the 1970s, withclassic albums like “Billion DollarBabies,” “School’s Out” and “Welcome


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Alice Cooper brings his “Theatreof Death Tour ‘09” to Clearwater’sRuth Eckerd Hall at 8 p.m. Ticketscost $35-$65 and are available at theRuth Eckerd ticket office, at rutheck-erdhall.com, or call Ticketmaster(287-8844) or (727) 791-7400.

Metallica’s ‘World Magnetic Tour’

Saturday, October 3 – Since itsformation in Los Angeles in 1981,Metallica has become the most success-

ful heavy metal band of all time, withmore than 100 million record salesworldwide, not to mention nine Gram-my Awards and legions of loyal fansaround the world. The band has seenthe downside of success as well, withvarious members battling addiction andeach other, and mixed reviews of someof their more recent albums, including2003’s “St. Anger,” which angeredmany fans but also received a BestMetal Performance Grammy in 2004for the title track.

Now, the band is back, with a newrecord, “Death Magnetic,” which wasreleased last year and debuted at No. 1on the Billboard charts not only here inthe U.S., but also in Australia, Europeand Canada.

Check out Metallica’s “WorldMagnetic Tour”at the St. Pete TimesForum at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $52.25and $72.25 and are available at theForum ticket office, at sptimesforum.com and Ticketmaster (287-8844).Or, call 301-2500.

The Black Crowes, WithTruth & Salvage Company

Wednesday, October 7 – Whenthey emerged from the Atlanta musicscene in 1990 with their debut album,“Shake Your Money Maker,” the BlackCrowes drew comparisons to theRolling Stones, the Grateful Dead,Aerosmith and other classic bands for

their loose, bluesy style of rock. Thatalbum went on to achieve multi-plat-inum status, on the strength of hits like“She Talks To Angels,” “Hard To Han-dle” and others, and paved the way fora string of hit records that followed.

The band’s lineup has changedover the years, but the heart of thegroup remains in brothers Chris andRich Robinson, and their latest record,a two-disc set entitled “Before theFrost…Until the Freeze,” was releasedlast year. It features their newest mem-ber, guitarist Luther Dickinson, former-ly of the North Mississippi All Stars.

The Black Crowes, along withspecial guest Truth & Salvage Co.,will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hallbeginning at 8 p.m. Tickets cost$40.50 and $68 and are available atthe Ruth Eckerd ticket office, atrutheckerdhall.com, or Ticketmaster(287-8844). For more information,call (727) 791-7400. Australian Pink Floyd Show

Friday, October 9 – There has

been no word about a tour of the realPink Floyd since keyboardist RichardWright’s death in September 2008, butaccording to all accounts, the AustralianPink Floyd Show may be the next bestthing to the real thing.

TAPFS, as they are known, notonly perform all of Pink Floyd’s music,but they also incorporate many aspectsof the rock supergroup’s performancesinto their own show, including the laserlights, inflatable props, and even theirown version of Floyd’s massive “Mr.Screen” circular video panel. They arethe only Pink Floyd tribute bandendorsed by the real band members,and they even performed at Pink Floydguitarist David Gilmore’s 50th birthdayparty in 1996.

The Australian Pink Floyd Showwill perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall at8 p.m. Tickets cost $50.50 and $68and are available at the Ruth EckerdHall ticket office, at rutheckerdhall.com, and Ticketmaster (287-8844).Or, call (727) 791-7400.

Metallica will rock the St. PeteTimes Forum on October 3.



right. In other words, if youhaven’t been there yet, you oweit to yourself to find out whatseveral Tampa Bay Bucs playersalready know — Kennedy Bar-beque is the real deal, as well asa great deal!

Kennedy Barbeque atHeritage Isles Golf & Coun-try Club also serves ice coldbeer, has a full liquor bar andoffers great catering, too. Formore info, call 406-4941.


Kennedy BBQ Now Serving At The Heritage Isles CC Café By Gary Nager

If you love great barbecue, you’veprobably already discovered the awe-some smoker stand in front of the Shellstation at the corner of Cross CreekBlvd. and Morris Bridge Rd. operatedby Ernest Kennedy Jr. and and his dad,Ernest Sr. If so, you may have heardthat the father-and-son team recentlyopened a much more impressive restau-rant at the open-to-the-public cafélocated inside the semi-private HeritageIsles Golf & Country Club.

I say more impressive becausewhile an outdoor smoker and BBQstand featuring great chicken and ribs isthe kind of comfort food many peoplecrave, the new Kennedy Barbeque atHeritage Isles is an actual restaurantwith great prices on delicious food in acasual, comfortable setting.

It’s so good, in fact, that I believethe two Ernests are going to makeeveryone forget the previous failures atthis location. No, the original caféinside Heritage Isles wasn’t bad, but itstill bombed. And, although the menudefinitely got an upgrade when Saddle-brook Resort Tampa in Wesley Chapeltook over the management of the Her-itage Isles Café, so did its pricing. Ibelieve, however, that the Kennedys

have found the right mix of the righttype of menu at the right price for theclub, the Heritage Isles community andthe entire New Tampa community.

Of course, Kennedy Barbeque fea-tures quality smoked chicken, pork (butnot baby back) ribs and pulled pork,but it also offers everything from a ten-der ribeye steak topped with crispy friedonions (served with garlic smashedpotatoes and fresh veggies) for just$14.95 to great breakfast and lunchspecials. Even the hours — open 7 a.m.to 9 p.m. every day — are perfect forgolfers and busy Cross Creek Blvd.commuters on the go. There’s even livejazz on Friday nights, starting at 9 p.m.

“I couldn’t believe that the golfclub opened so early, but those hungryand thirsty golfers couldn’t get even asandwich for lunch at times,” saysErnest Jr. “We plan to provide not onlya service for the golfers, but also a com-fortable, family-style restaurant for theentire community.”

All I can tell you is that it works.The homemade sauce Ernest Jr. createdfor the BBQ ribs and chicken is bothdelicious and unique, the homemadecole slaw is outstanding and althoughthe baked beans are a little sweeter thanI usually like, all of the food at KennedyBBQ is high-quality, fresh and priced

If you love barbecued chicken and ribs, you’ll find the good stuff at the new KennedyBarbeque at Heritage Isles Golf & Country Club off Cross Creek Blvd.

This awesome ribeye steak dinner is just$14.95 at the new Kennedy Barbeque.


At Kennedy Barbeque, two Ernest Kennedys are better than one. And theirplace is really great, so go check it out.




Our Dining Survey & Contest has a whole new format — simply tell us your ten favorite restaurants in New Tampa, your 10 favorites in Wesley Chapel and your ten favorites inthe entire Tampa Bay area (you can even include your favorite coffee houses, sandwich and smoothie shops, etc.). The bottom line is still the same — all entries have a chance towin one of at least ten $20 (minimum; it could be more!) gift certificates to a local dining establishment AND an equal chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the restaurantof your choice in the Tampa Bay area! If your name is selected at random to be our Grand Prize winner, we’ll give you $100 to the restaurant you select as your “#1 Favoritein Tampa Bay!” Enter by fax, U.S. mail or e-mail (don’t forget to include ALL of your personal information — name, address, community you live in, zip code & daytime tele-

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P/T Medical Asst. for doctor’s office in NewTampa. With experience. Good salary & benefits.Fax resume to 632-7114 or call 632-7111.

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Quality Handyman, specializing in HomeImprovements, repairs & installations of all typesfrom A to Z, including telephone & computercabling. 18 years of exp. No job too small. [email protected] or call 451-6541for questions or Free Estimates.

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